Local Authority Circulars

A - F

A

1. Access equipment

• Use of fall arrest systems in steel stockholders LAC: 1/4

2. Accidents

• Serious incidents involving agency workers LAC: 2/5

5. Asbestos

• Inspection intervention on worker protection: asbestos duty to manage LAC: 5/23

E

18. Electrical equipment

• Cable joints and repairs LAC: 18/1
• Safety in electrical displays LAC: 18/4

19. Electricity

• The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 LAC: 19/3

20. Emergency procedures

• LA Enforcement in premises in which they may have an interest LAC: 20/10
• Rope evacuation from mechanical handling equipment LAC: 20/3

22. Enforcement

• Guidance for other people to accompany enforcement officers on site LAC: 22/2
• Guidance on the appointment of Local Authority Inspectors to enforce the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 LAC 22/8
• LA Enforcement in premises in which they may have an interest LAC: 22/10
• Incident Selection Criteria Guidance LAC: 22/13
• HSC's enforcement policy statement (revised January 2002) further guidance LAC: 22/17
• Formal cautions - HSE guidance LAC: 22/19

23. Enforcing Authority

• Health and safety (enforcement authority) regulations 1998 - motor vehicle repair LAC: 23/13
• Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998: A-Z guide to allocation LAC: 23/15
• Management of the risk from falling trees LAC: 23/22
• Parcel carriers – Enforcement allocation LAC: 23/23
• Allocation of premises operated by Royal Mail Group plc LAC: 23/24

25. Escalators and Moving Walks

• Guidance on inclined moving walks in retail premises LAC: 25/1

27. Fire and Explosions

• Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) SI 2002/2776 LAC: 27/16

31. Food Industry

• Banana (and other fruit) ripening rooms LAC: 31/2
• The hygiene design of food machinery: Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 & Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) LAC: 31/12

G - L

H

37. Hazardous substances

• Enforcement management model (EMM) - application to chemical risks LAC: 37/12

L

47. Leisure

• Guidance on pinsetter / pinspotter machines in ten pin bowling centres LAC: 47/20
• The Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004 LAC: 47/22
• Preventing or controlling ill health from animal contact at visitor attractions - Guidance on inspection and enforcement LAC: 47/23

49. Lifting machinery

• Power operated cellar hoists for beer containers LAC: 49/10

50. Lifts

• Reducing the risk of falls from tail-lifts LAC: 50/19

52. Liquefied Petroleum Gases

• Work instruction for LPG pipework replacement inspection campaign LAC: 52/19
• Filling portable LPG cylinders at Autogas refuelling stations LAC 52/20
• Buried metallic LPG service pipework initiative - Residential (mobile) home and parks and Holiday parks LAC 52/21

M - S

M

57. Motor vehicle repair

• Defective locking devices identified on modern 2-post lifts LAC: 57/5
• Risk of vehicles falling from two-post vehicle lifts in motor vehicle repair (MVR) LAC: 57/7
• Application of the provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998 and the lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998 to motor vehicle repair LAC: 57/8

O

61. Occupational health

• enforcement management model (EMM) - general guidance on application to health risks LAC: 61/1
• The control of silica risks associated with kerb, paving and block cutting LAC: 61/2

P

67. Priority planning

• Advice/Guidance to Local Authorities On Targeting Interventions: 67/2

68. Protective equipment

• Inspection of fall arrest equipment made from webbing or rope LAC: 68/6
• Standards for Personal Protective Equipment LAC: 68/8

R

71. Respiratory sensitizers

• Benchmark control of dust from flour and flour improvers in in-store supermarket bakeries LAC: 71/7

S

77. Slips, trips and falls

• Pedestrian slipping risks LAC: 77/1
• Preventing slips and trips in kitchens within catering LAC: 77/5 (rev 1)
• Requirements for slip-resistant floor finishes under the Workplace LAC: 77/8

79. Standards

• Falls from windows in health and social care LAC: 79/6
• Bed rail risk management LAC: 79/8
• HSE National leads for corporate social care providers LAC: 79/10
• NHS Scotland Manual handling Passport and Information Scheme LAC: 79/15

T - Z

T

85. Transport

• Closed circuit tv on road going vehicles LAC: 85/10
• The Road Haulage and Distribution Industry - overview LAC: 85/14
• An explanation of HSEs role in the investigation of work-related road incidents and advice on responding to enquiries on managing of work-related road safety LAC: 85/16

V

88. Violence

• Work-related violence LAC: 88/2

W

90. Work equipment

• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 LAC: 90/4

95. Working Time

• The Working Time Regulations 1998: Guidance on the legislation LAC: 95/1